November 21, 2022

November 21, 2022

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

CAUTION PREVAILS

By Jens Flottau14 min

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

TOUGH CHOICES

By Guy Norris,Sean Broderick13 min

DEFENSE

READY FOR THE RAIDER

By Steve Trimble12 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

CAUTION PREVAILS

> AIRBUS FOCUSES ON PRODUCTION GOALS > OEM MAKES INCREMENTAL CHANGES TOWARD NEW PRODUCTION SYSTEM > OPEN ARCHITECTURE TARGETED FOR FUTURE UPGRADES

By Jens Flottau14 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

TOUGH CHOICES

> WHAT IS BEHIND BOEING’S DECISION TO HOLD OFF ON A NEW AIRLINER UNTIL THE 2030s? > OEM TARGETS 800 COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES PER YEAR BY THE MID-2020S

By Guy Norris,Sean Broderick13 min

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DEFENSE

READY FOR THE RAIDER

> NORTHROP GRUMMAN B-21 UNVEILING MAY ANSWER SEVERAL LINGERING MYSTERIES > FIRST NEW U.S. AIR FORCE BOMBER IN 34 YEARS > AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION IS ONGOING

By Steve Trimble12 min

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SPACE

MATURING MICROLAUNCHERS

> SMALL-LAUNCHER SECTOR INCHES CLOSER TO REALITY IN EUROPE > EIGHT COMPANIES ARE DEVELOPING MICRO-AND MINIROCKETS > NEW APPROACHES COULD CURB COST OF DEDICATED SERVICE

By Thierry Dubois12 min

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ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

FAST MOVER

> ARCHER UNVEILS MIDNIGHT PRODUCTION VEHICLE > PASSENGER VEHICLE TO ENTER FLIGHT TESTING BY SECOND QUARTER OF 2023

By Garrett Reim11 min

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AVIATION WEEK 2022 PROGRAM EXCELLENCE AWARDS SUPPLEMENT

Program Excellence Winners Go Faster and Manage Supply Chain Obstacles

> SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES PROMPT INNOVATION > SOMETIMES DOING MORE SAVES TIME

By Carole Rickard Hedden11 min

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DEFENSE

Osprey Unknowns

> V-22 GEARBOX ISSUE ROOT CAUSE REMAINS ELUSIVE AS U.S. AIR FORCE INVESTIGATES CRASH HISTORY > SERVICE EXPLORES INSTALLING NEW GEARBOX ASSEMBLIES > MARINE CORPS, NAVY AND JAPAN NOT YET FOLLOWING USAF’S LEAD

By Brian Everstine9 min

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SPACE

The Artemis Era Begins

> NEXT CHAPTER IN U.S. SPACE PROGRAM OPENS WITH LAUNCH OF ARTEMIS I > ORION SHAKEDOWN CRUISE IS UNDERWAY > SPLASHDOWN IS EXPECTED ON DEC. 11

By Irene Klotz9 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Candid Leadership

> INDIGO PARTNERS FOUNDER BILL FRANKE KNOWS WHEN TO STOP > HE ALSO HAS CONCERNS ABOUT FUTURE AIR TRAVEL DEMAND

By Jens Flottau8 min

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TECH TAKE

TECH TAKE

Electric R44 Flies Between Airports A Robinson R44 converted to electrified propulsion by Tier 1 Engineering has completed the first helicopter flight between airfields solely on electric power. The modified R44 flew from Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport near Coachella, California, to Palm Springs International Airport on Oct. 29, a flight of 21 nm that equaled the distance flown on the first commercial helicopter flight across the English Channel on Sept. 25, 1947.

By Graham Warwick8 min

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